Horseshoeing-rack.



No. 633,758. 'Patented Sept. 26, |899.

T. HERBERG.

HURSESHDEING HACK.

kAppucazion med July so. 189s.)

(No Model.)

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TOLLEF I-IERBERG, QF HENDRUM, MINNESOTA.

HORSESHOElNG-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,758, dated September 26, 1899.

Application led July 25, 1898. Serial No. 686,837. (No model T0 all wwnt t 'may con/cern:

Be it known that I, TOLLEF HERBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hendrum, in the county of Norman and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful IIorseshoeing-Rack, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to horseshoeing stalls or racks, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eiiicient portable rack which is adapted to be set up when required without loss of time and which in a knocked-down position occupies but little space.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following descrip- Vtion, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoeing-rack constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view, partlyin section, to show the means of connection between the breast-pole and the contiguous upright and the means whereby the lower ends of the uprights are secured in place.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

In the construction embodying my invention 1 and 2 designate rear side uprights, and 3 a front upright which supports one end of a breast-pole 4, the rack preferably being arranged in the corner of a shop or similar inclosure, whereby the contiguous perpendicularly-disposed walls 5 and 6 cooperate with the members of the rack to maintain them in proper positions. In the construction illustrated the breast-pole 4 is bolted at one end to said upright 3 and at the other end is supported by one of the vertical supports consisting of the above-mentioned walls. In the construction illustrated the uprights are provided at their lower ends with headed stems 7, which are adapted to be engaged with keyhole-slots S, formed in fastening-plates 0, secured to the floor of the shop or similar inclosure. The headed stems are adapted to be inserted terminally into the enlarged portions of the keyhole-slots and then moved laterally to engage the same with the reduced or parallel-sided portions of the slots, whereby up ward displacement is prevented, and those slots which are designed for the reception of the stems at the lower ends of the uprights 1 and 2 have their enlargements arranged at their inner ends, while the slot which is ar ranged for the reception of the stem at the lower end of the upright 3 is arranged with its enlargement to the rear or toward the upright 2. Also between the uprights 2 and 3 I arrange a second set of plates 9, having keyhole-slots S, corresponding in construction with those above described and spaced apart to correspond with the main securing-plates with which the lower ends of the uprights 1 and 2 are shown engaged in Fig. 1, It is obvious that the stems at the lower ends of the side uprights 1 and 2 may be engaged with either the main or rear keyhole-slots or with the auxiliary or intermediate keyhole-slots for a purpose hereinafter explained.

The upper ends of the uprights 1 and 2 are connected by a brace-rod 10, having angular eyes 11, into which are fitted angular extensions 12 of said uprights, and pins or keys 13 may be engaged with said reduced portions of the uprights to prevent accidental displacement of the extremities of the bracerods therefrom. Also connecting the uprights 2 and 3 is a brace-rod 14, having eyes 15 and 16, of which the former is angular to receive the angular extremity of the upright 2, while the other may be round to receive the reduced upper extremity of the upright 3. A further brace 17, having a terminal eye 1S, extends from the upright 3 to one of the xed vertical supports or walls, where said rod may be provided with a hook 19 to engage a staple 20. Diagonally or divergently disposed braces 21 also extend from the upperreduced extremity of the upright 1 to spaced points upon the other vertical supportorwall, where they may be provided with hooks 22 to engage eyes or staples 23. That vvertical support (5 to which the extremity of the brace rod 17 is connected by means of the eye or staple 2O may for convenience be termed a front support, and attached thereto is a hitching-ring24 or its equivalent, while to the side vertical support 5, to which are attached the extremities ofthe divergent braces 21, is connected the above-mentioned breast-pole 4t ICO by means identical with those described for securing the lower ends of the uprights in position-namely, a plate 25, having a keyholeslot 26 forengagement with a headed stem 27.

Attached at one end by means of a staple 2S to the upright l is aholding strap or cable 29, which, extending transversely across the interval between the uprights l and 2, passes through a staple 30 on the last-named upright and thence extends to a fastening device, such as a button or cleat 3l.

In practice the horse to be shod is led between the uprights l and 2 until it reaches the breast-pole, whereupon the bitching-strap is attached to maintain the head of the animal in a position over the breast-pole. The holding strap or cable is then carried around the rear of the animal and drawn sufiiciently taut to prevent backward movement. The interval between the rear uprights l and 2 and the breast-pole should be considerably less than the length of the horse, whereby said uprights l and 2 serve to prevent lateral movement of the animal. In clenching the shoe-nails or when it is desired to lift the hind feet forwardly the lower ends of the uprights l and 2 will be engaged with the auxiliary or intermediate securing-plates, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

An advantage of the construction described resides in the fact that I avoid the necessity of elevating or supporting a portion of the weight of the animal by employing the side uprights, which amply serve to maintain the horse in the proper position against lateral swaying movement, while the breast-pole and back strapror cable prevent forward and rearward displacement.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. A horseshoeing-rack having a breast-pole, side poles spaced from the breast-pole a distance which is less than the length of the horse, means for pivotally holding the upper ends of the side poles in the desired vertical plane, while allowing relative movement of their lower ends toward and from the plane of the breast-pole, pairs of securing-plates located at dierent distances from the vertical plane of the breast-pole, and with which the lower ends of the side poles have a detachable interlocking engagement, and a back strap or cable connecting the side poles, substantially as specified.

2. Ahorseshoeing-raclihavinga breast-pole, side poles provided at their lower ends with headed stems, means for pivotally holding the upper ends of the side poles in the desired vertical plane, while allowing swinging movement thereof, securing-plates located at different distances from the vertical plane of the breast-pole and having keyhole-slots for engagemcnt by the headed stems at the lower ends of the side uprights, and a back strap or cable connecting the side poles, substantially as specified.

A horseshoeing-rack having a series of uprights, braces for holding the upper ends of the uprights at iixed intervals, the u prights having a pivotal connection with the braces,

,and the braces being capable of swinging movement in their vertical planes, and means for holding the lower ends of the uprights in different relative positions, substantially as specified.

4. A horseshoeing-rack having a series of uprights, braces for holding the upper ends of the uprights at fixed intervals, the uprights having a pivotal connection with the braces, and the braces being capable of swinging movement in their vertical planes, and means for holding the lower ends of the uprights in diierent relative positions, the same consisting of interlocking movable and fixed male and female holding members, the former being carried by the uprights, and a plurality of the latter being employed to provide for securing the lower ends of the uprights in different positions, substantially as specified.

5. A horseshoeing-rack having a series of uprights, longitudinal and transverse brace` `rods connecting the upper ends of the uprights to hold them at fixed intervals, the uprights having a pivotal connection with the braces, and the braces being capable of swinging movement in their vertical planes, and means for holding the lower ends of the uprights in different relative positions, substantially as speciiied.

(i. A horseshoeing-rack having a front upright, a breast-pole supported at one end by said front upright, side uprights spaced from the breast-pole a distance which is less than the length of the horse, a longitudinal bracerod connecting one of the side uprights with the front upright, a transverse brace-rod connecting the side uprights, and other braces extending from the second side upright and the frontupright to a fixed support, 'whereby the upper ends of the uprights are held at ixed intervals, said uprights having a swinging connection with the braces, and sockets' for interchangeably receiving headed pins at the lower ends of the uprights, substantially as speciiied.

7. A horseshoeing-rack having fixed floorsockets and a fixed wall-socket, a front upright and twin side uprights provided at their lower ends with headed stems for respective engagement with said door-sockets, a plurality of floor-sockets being provided for each side upright, a breast-pole provided with a terminal headed stem for engagement with said wall -Vsocket, means for securing said breast-pole at the other end to said front upright, a transverse brace-rod connecting said side uprights, a longitudinal brace-rod connecting the front upright with one of said side uprights, a longitudinal brace-rod con- IOO IIO

meeting said front upright with a xed sup- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as port, oblique uprights Connecting the other my own Ihave hereto affixed my Signat-nre in 1o side upright with n ixed support, the npthe presence of two Witnesses.

rights having a pivotal connection with. the 1 1 brace-rods, whereby the lower ends of the side l OLLEB HBRBERG' uprights may be engaged with dfferentfloor- Vtnesses:

sockets, and a back stra-p connecting the side NVM. PELKEY,

nprights, substantially as specified. GILBERT INGBERG. 

